MAKE YOURSELF AT HOMEFrom first shelter
MINECRAFT, AFTER HOURS JAVA 1.20.1
CLOCK IN.
GEAR UP.
STAY ALIVE.
Build a life. Take the back roads. Pick a fight with something much bigger than you.
Custom survival modpack · Public beta
BOSS ENCOUNTER / 001THE YARD COLOSSUSAI-illustrated battle · not gameplay footage
A WORLD WORTH GETTING LOST IN.SCROLL TO EXPLORE
BUILT DIFFERENT.ROADS & RIDES+CUSTOM BOSSES+SMART BASES+YOUR NEXT BAD IDEA
01 / THE WORLD
Not another
wooden shack.
There’s a whole life between the fights. Make a home, build your setup, and see where the road takes you.
Take the long way.
Roads, drivable cars, and MotorWorks Customs. Your next destination is more than a teleport away.
Make your base work.
Linked storage, smart lights, cameras, and a phone that puts your setup within reach.
Bring better gear.
Custom weapons and towering encounters. Build, prepare, and head out with your crew.
Penthouse image: AI-generated concept artwork, not an in-game capture. Features and visuals may change during the beta.
02 / BEYOND THE CITY
The night
gets deeper.
The server is open for players with the matching pack. Here’s what’s in the beta, and what still needs testing or setup.
CAMPAIGN · BETA
Tollkeeper · AI-illustrated battle, not an in-game capture.
The Long Night
A custom quest journey through the Overworld, Nether, and End, with 22 implemented campaign bosses. The current release is in beta; difficulty and reward checks continue.
The Burial
Go deeper. Find out what’s still moving beneath you. Procedural cave floors, encounters, and personal loot bags. Bank a run or press on. Enter at the labelled pit beside The Highrise on the south side of the arrivals plaza.
The Highrise
Climb an industrial tower through furnished offices, machine halls, and transmitter floors. Eighteen custom enemies, five bosses, and security systems stand in the way. The north-facing spawn lift stands beside The Burial and requires your campaign unlock.
VESPER
A three-to-six-player operation aboard VESPER. Five authored environments. Bring a crew. Discover the rest yourselves. Group playtesting is still needed; this is not a finished raid release.
One block. Your skyline.
A permanent sky-building dimension. Bring your own materials, build outward, and travel home with the same inventory. Start carefully: the void is real.
LAST STOP
LAST STOP is a separate Zombies mode for one to four players. Open /zombies for the lobby or /zombies solo to start alone. Use a match kit, survive endless rounds, and upgrade weapons at AFTERBURN. Your survival inventory returns when you leave. Pacing, balance, and later-round performance are still being tested.
03 / YOUR FIRST SHIFT
LESS SETUP.
MORE PLAY.
One launcher. One pack.
Your own Minecraft account.
September 13 update · Public beta.
Free public beta—no whitelist application needed. Our Discord is now open for installation help, bug reports, and finding people to play with. Expect bugs and changes while we test.
Get Prism Launcher
Free, open-source, and available for your computer.
Choose the installer for your PC. Open Prism and add your Microsoft account in Settings → Accounts.
Get Prism for WindowsImport the modpack
Download Nightshift.zip. Don’t unzip it. In Prism, click Add Instance → Import, pick the ZIP, and click OK.
Download Nightshift.zipMemory is already set to 8 GB — leave it if your computer has 16 GB or more. The first launch downloads the mods, so give it a few minutes.
Sign in. Launch. Join.
Sign in to Microsoft through Prism, launch Nightshift, and open Multiplayer — the server is already on the list. No whitelist application is needed. If the card is missing, add nightshifts.online.
Nightshift never asks for your Microsoft password. There’s no payment required to join, and no donation checkout is open.
Java Edition · Java 17 · 8 GB game allocation*
*Start here on a computer with 16 GB or more system RAM. First launch can take a few minutes.
04 / THE ESSENTIALS
Before you join.
YOUR ACCOUNT
Minecraft Java.
You need Java Edition on your own Microsoft account. Bedrock alone won’t work. Sign in through Prism—not this website.
Your password stays with Microsoft.YOUR INSTALL
One pack. One import.
Download Nightshift.zip, import it into Prism, and launch. The pack keeps itself matched to the server.
Don’t unzip it.YOUR COMPUTER
A little breathing room.
Windows, macOS, or Linux. Start with 8 GB for the game on a computer with 16 GB or more RAM; leave the rest for your system.
Java 17 · First launch takes a few minutes.WE’LL KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
SEE YOU ONTHE NIGHTSHIFT.